City Council Rumor Mill

So there have been few candidates that have actually filed for the upcoming city council races so far, which is a huge mistake on their part.

I'm gonna assume that everyone on council wants to keep their job and will be running for reelection. 

Since no one has actually started a serious campaign other than the one person who has filed, there are a lot of rumors floating around about people who might be running.

Three names keep popping up. I've made attempts to confirm with them but was unable to reach any of them.  

In the valley the name that keeps coming up is Dr. Anna Perez. She'd be taking on Rep Claudia Ordaz who won last spring in a special election. Perez was formerly the interim Superintendent of YISD.

Rosa Arrellano is rumored to be considering a run for city council against Dr. Noe who represents the eastside on council. She runs the non-profit organization Dame La Mano.

Julio Diaz has hinted on social media that he may be a candidate for another office. He lives in district 1 on the westside and that is an open seat, so that may be a race Diaz is interested in pursuing. He recently ran for commissioners court in the area, so he's already walked the turf and voters already know him. That's a plus for him.

Speaking of district 1, Dan Longoria is also rumored to be a candidate. He owns the mattress firms in El Paso. When you google his name an arrest for domestics violence a few months ago is mentioned in an El Paso Times piece but the story is no longer available on the news site so there is no indication if charges were filed or if the case is still pending. The media will likely report the details once he becomes a candidate so you'll have more details then.

I imagine activist Rick Schector will also run but no one is really talking about him as an actual candidate yet.